Uyea
Uyea is an uninhabited island, lying south of Unst in Shetland, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island to the south of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Uyea, Unst”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uyea and Muness Castle.
Uyea
Island
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Uyea is an uninhabited tidal island located to the northwest of Mainland, Shetland. Uyea lies off the Northmavine peninsula, from where it can be reached by foot at low tide.
Muness Castle
Castle
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Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is three kilometres east of the village of Uyeasound. Unst is Scotland's most northerly inhabited island, and Muness is the most northerly fortalice in the British Isles. Muness Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Uyea.
Urie Lingey
Islet
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Urie Lingey is one of the Shetland Islands. It is between Fetlar and Unst, and Yell is to the west. Urie Lingey is situated 2 miles south of Uyea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clivocast and Uyeasound.
Clivocast
Village
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Clivocast is a settlement on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of Uyeasound. The 9 ft 10 in Uyea Breck Standing Stone nearby is said to mark the spot where the son of the Viking Harald Harfager was killed some time around 900AD.
Uyeasound
Hamlet
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Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea. Uyeasound is situated 1½ miles north of Uyea.
Belmont
Hamlet
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Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. Belmont is situated 2½ miles northwest of Uyea.
Uyea
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Uyea” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Uyea (Unst)”
- Basque: “Uyea”
- Bulgarian: “Уйеа”
- Catalan: “Uyea”
- Cebuano: “Uyea”
- Chinese: “尤厄島”
- Dutch: “Uyea”
- French: “Uyea”
- German: “Uyea”
- Italian: “Uyea”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Uyea ved Unst”
- Scots: “Uyea, Unst”
- Scots: “Uyea”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Uyea, Unst”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Uyea”
- Spanish: “Uyea”
- Swedish: “Uyea”
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